Get out and about with the kids this summer holidays (Picture: Horniman Museum and Gardens)

Parents – do you have mixed feelings at the start of the summer holidays? I know I do and I’m sure I’m not alone.

On the one hand it’ll be nice not to have to do the school run for six weeks and to spend time with our little darlings. On the other hand how on earth are we going to entertain them, feed them and stop siblings from bickering constantly without spending a fortune?

2. Indonesian Weekend

(Picture: Keelan Shaw)

Learn about Indonesian culture at this event in central London. Children can play gasing (a traditional game), try on Indonesian costumes, play on the white sand beach, try out marital arts or join an angklung (bamboo instrument) workshop.

5. Time Tunnellers

(Picture: Museum of London)

Get your hard hats on and your trowels ready! Prepare to go on a journey of discovery and become an archaeologist uncovering clues to London’s hidden past. Get in on the action as we work through the clues and piece together some of London’s archaeology.

9. Archikids family festival

(Picture: Museum of London)

Be inspired by the awesome architecture and great places in our city at this weekend extravaganza of free family activities. Expect special tours, performances, art activities and more as you look closer at the buildings that surround us.

10. Look at a planet

Look at Venus in the daytime through the Royal Observatory’s 18-tonne Great Equatorial Telescope to find out more about this beautiful planet and its place in our developing understanding of the scale of the universe. For children aged 7 and over.